unfeminineadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfɛmᵻnɪn/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfɛmənən/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1

Not in accordance with, or appropriate to, female character.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [adjective] > not characteristic of woman

unwomanly1529

unwomanlike1635

unfeminine1766

infeminine1879

1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances IV. 30 I..continue still..averse to the unfeminine Vanity of a literary Name.

1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. viii. 301 What a lesson is this to youthful females against..the false brilliancy of unfeminine popularity!

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 69 She had..two brilliant eyes, the lustre of which, to men of delicate taste, seemed fierce and unfeminine.

1875 Mrs. Randolph Wild Hyacinth I. 14 Why should it be wrong and unfeminine for us to do anything except dress, and read novels, and play the piano?

Derivatives

unˈfeminineness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > womanly qualities or characteristics > lacking

unwomanliness1854

unfeminineness1856

unfeminity1863

1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. vi If those high purposes should..grow out into eccentricities and unfemini [ne] nesses, what a grievous pity it would be!

1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind i. 7 She becomes ridiculous.., and renders him averse to the culture to which he erroneously ascribes her unfeminineness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unfeminine
释义	unfeminineadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfɛmᵻnɪn/, U.S. /ˌənˈfɛmənən/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1 Not in accordance with, or appropriate to, female character. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [adjective] > not characteristic of woman unwomanly1529 unwomanlike1635 unfeminine1766 infeminine1879 1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances IV. 30 I..continue still..averse to the unfeminine Vanity of a literary Name. 1796 F. Burney Camilla III. vi. viii. 301 What a lesson is this to youthful females against..the false brilliancy of unfeminine popularity! 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 69 She had..two brilliant eyes, the lustre of which, to men of delicate taste, seemed fierce and unfeminine. 1875 Mrs. Randolph Wild Hyacinth I. 14 Why should it be wrong and unfeminine for us to do anything except dress, and read novels, and play the piano? Derivatives unˈfeminineness n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > woman > [noun] > womanly qualities or characteristics > lacking unwomanliness1854 unfeminineness1856 unfeminity1863 1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. vi If those high purposes should..grow out into eccentricities and unfemini [ne] nesses, what a grievous pity it would be! 1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind i. 7 She becomes ridiculous.., and renders him averse to the culture to which he erroneously ascribes her unfeminineness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1766
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